Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: January 26, 1978
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Constable Abe Kerl suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a suspect.
He and the constable were serving a warrant on a man, revoking his probation, when the man started to struggle with them. They were able to subdue the man and place him under arrest. Deputy Kerl returned to his patrol car and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he died approximately one hour later.
Deputy Kerl is survived by his wife and three children.